"Get Out," Putin's Plan, Netanyahu's Warning
That demand was issued as Russia launched its first airstrikes in Syria following a unanimous vote by Russian lawmakers to approve President Vladimir Putin's request for the use of force.
Putin is going to war, and he's telling America to get out of his way. How flexible will Obama be this time?
Some Americans, including Rand Paul-type conservatives, may be okay with Russia taking the lead. They are wrong. Putin is not our friend. He is a former KGB officer who said that the fall of the Soviet Union was the worst geopolitical event of the 20th century.
Thanks to Obama's weakness, the Middle East is increasingly falling under the influence of Russia, Iran and Hezbollah. The implications for our security, as well as that of Israel's and other allies, are tremendous -- and all bad.
A Russia/Iran-controlled Middle East will spread the impact of the refugee tidal wave, increase the price of energy and likely contribute to the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
Putin's Plan - NATO commander, General Philip Breedlove, said Monday that Putin is moving aggressively to deny U.S. access to the eastern Mediterranean. This is obvious by the kind of military units Putin is deploying in Syria.
"These very sophisticated air defense capabilities are not about [the Islamic State]," General Breedlove said. ISIS doesn't have an air force.
Who are the major air powers in the Middle East? Israel and the United States, which gets us back to the Iran deal.
That terrible deal signaled the total weakness of the Obama Administration and one of two major political parties in America. Surely Moscow noticed that the Democratic Party was willing to embrace that terrible deal even if it meant undermining Israel.
What gave Russian generals the notion that they could order our planes out of Syrian airspace? No doubt they saw how Obama caved to repeated Iranian demands for more concessions during the nuclear talks.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said today that the Obama Administration was working to "deconflict" the situation in Syria. Right. I'm sure that tough talk will have ISIS rushing to lay down its weapons.
Meanwhile, more and more Obama Administration officials just can't take it anymore. The Pentagon's top Russia expert announced her resignation yesterday. Obama's "ISIS Czar" announced last week that he was resigning too. And it is worth mentioning that Obama is on his fourth secretary of defense in seven years.
Netanyahu's Warning - Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin. The trip was highly unusual because Netanyahu was accompanied by his top military commanders, including the Israeli Defense Forces chief of staff and the chief of military intelligence.
Yesterday, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon described part of the conversation that took place in Moscow:
"But we have interests, and when they are threatened we act, and we will continue to act. . . . those who try to violate our sovereignty -- we will strike them, and those who try to transfer advanced weapons to terror elements, with an emphasis on Hezbollah, we will strike them, and those who try to transfer chemical weapons to terror elements, we will strike them.
"We have no intention of giving up our ability to defend our interests. And I suggest that no one tests us."
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Gary Bauer is a conservative family values advocate and serves as president of American Values and chairman of the Campaign for Working Families
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